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Australia 'may escape' recession

SYDNEY, Feb 23 AAP - Australia may escape a recession in 2009, although analysts say a sluggish housing sector and possible downgrades to state government credit ratings could affect confidence in the economy.

The world's premier economies of the US, Japan and Germany are already in recession, along with at least 11 other industrialised countries.More...

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Stimulus package projects to be fast tracked in NSW

SYDNEY, Feb 18 AAP - Infrastructure built in NSW from federal government's $42 billion stimulus package will bypass the usual planning and local government approval.

Instead, Premier Nathan Rees says the projects, including public housing and schools, will be approved by the newly appointed Infrastructure Coordinator General.More...

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Stimulus package clears parliament - now for the hard part

CANBERRA, Feb 13 AAP - The Rudd government cleared a final hurdle to get its $42 billion economic injection through parliament but the International Monetary Fund says the key now is to implement its stimulus plan.

Following a fortnight of parliamentary wrangling, the government can now begin spending its $42 billion package of cash handouts and infrastructure investment after securing the passage of legislation through the Senate.More...

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New stimulus package passes house, goes to senate

CANBERRA, Feb 12 AAP - The Rudd government will have a second crack at getting its $42 billion economic stimulus package through the Senate on Friday after a new version passed the lower house late on Thursday night.

The amended package, introduced by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, will see cash handouts to low and middle-income earners and single-income families cut by $50, a concession won by the Australian Greens.More...

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Ninety-three dead as fires continue to rage across Victoria

MELBOURNE, Feb 9 AAP - Ninety-three people are confirmed dead in Australia's deadliest bushfires that have scorched Victoria, with fears the death toll may rise sharply.

There was little rest for many firefighters overnight, with 25 bushfires still raging out of control at 3.30am (AEDT) on Monday.More...

The government increased pressure on the coalition on Friday as it prepared to work out a deal with crossbench Senators to get the nation building and jobs plan through the Upper House next week.More...

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Govt unveils $42 billion buffer against world recession

CANBERRA, Feb 3 AAP - The federal government has unveiled a massive $42 billion nation building and employment plan aimed at retaining 90,000 jobs over the next two years and insulating Australia against the worst of the global economic recession.

Billed as a "rapid response" to the deteriorating global economic conditions, the centrepiece of the 72-page plan is $28.8 billion of spending on schools, housing, energy efficiency in homes, community infrastructure and roads, and support to small business to be delivered mostly in 2009-10 and 2010-11.

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More grim economic news as political battle heats up

CANBERRA, Feb 2 AAP - The suspicion that Australia's economic outlook is far worse than publicly acknowledged became a reality with a sickening thud on Monday.

Back in November, the Mid-Year-Economic and Fiscal Outlook revealed a $40 billion hole in government revenue over the next four years but the surplus was still intact as a straitened $5.4 billion.More...

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Southeast under strain as heatwave takes its toll

MELBOURNE, Jan 30 AAP - As far as heatwaves go, the sweltering conditions in south-eastern Australia this week are remarkable.

Tens of thousands of people were left without power, train tracks buckled and the Australian Open tennis tournament came under attack for putting players at risk.More...

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Another big rate cut on the way as inflation pressures ease

CANBERRA, Jan 28 AAP - Rapidly moderating inflation pressures have opened the gate for another substantial interest rate cut when the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its first board meeting of the year next Tuesday.

Financial markets are pricing in the risk of a further 100 basis point cut in the central bank's official cash rate as consumer prices posted their biggest quarterly drop in more than a decade.More...

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Fires contained but extreme weather looms

MELBOURNE, Jan 23 AAP - A cool change has helped firefighters contain fires that had been burning out of control in central and eastern Victoria.

But the entire state faces the most severe fire threat of the summer over the next few days due to a combination of scorching temperatures and high winds.More...

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Get ready for sharpest economic deceleration ever seen

CANBERRA, Jan 19 AAP - A leading economic forecaster has warned its clients to batten down the hatches for the sharpest deceleration Australia's economy has ever experienced.

But Australia is in a better position than almost any other rich nation heading into recession, Access Economics says.More...

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More job cuts as govt and opposition brawl over stimulus

By Kate Hannon, National Political Editor
26 Feb 2009 7:02 PM

CANBERRA, Feb 26 AAP - The federal government has been accused of creating panic after a senior minister said no one's job is safe.

There was more bad news on Thursday with commercial property manager Lend Lease announcing it would cut 340 jobs in Australia, a day after Pacific Brands said it would axe 1,850 positions.

The opposition and the government accused each other of talking down the economy as they brawled over whether the economic stimulus packages were working to stem the tide of job losses or creating new ones.

Former Woolworths chief executive Roger Corbett called on the opposition, which tried to block the $42 billion stimulus package in the Senate, to stop trying to stifle the government's attempts to stimulate the economy.

BRISBANE, March 1 AAP - A number of reserve grade rugby league players have been interviewed by police over the alleged rape of a woman in Queensland, a club boss says.More...

PAC: Angry locals hound NZ paedophile out of town

WELLINGTON, March 1 NZPA - Angry locals have hounded a convicted paedophile out of a small New Zealand town on Sunday.More...

NSW: Teenager pulled from ocean after being mauled by shark

SYDNEY, March 1 AAP - A man dragged his son to shore after the teenager was mauled by a shark during an early morning surf, in the third shark attack in Sydney in as many weeks.More...

NSW:Swimmers plunge into Harbour despite 3rd Sydney shark attack

SYDNEY, March 1 AAP - Hundreds of swimmers plunged into Sydney Harbour for the annual Swim Classic undeterred by news of a third shark attack in Sydney in as many weeks.More...

US: Aussie "Dumb and Dumber" bank robber completes US jail sentence

LOS ANGELES, Feb 28 AAP - One half of Australia's infamous "Dumb and Dumber" bank robbing duo, Anthony Prince, has completed his US federal prison sentence and is a free man back in Australia.More...

NSW: Tradesman extradited and charged over father's murder

A tradesman arrested over the bashing death of a Sydney man whose home he was renovating has been extradited from North Queensland and charged with murder.More...

NSW: One arrested after woman found dead in unit

SYDNEY, March 1 AAP - A man has been arrested after a woman was found dead and another man seriously injured in an apartment in Sydney's southwest.More...

Australians reducing personal debt on economic fears

SYDNEY, March 1 AAP - A slowing economy and a fear of losing their job is motivating many Australians to slash their debt, economists say.More...

ASIA: Slumdog child star slapped for refusing interview: report

NEW DELHI, Feb 28 AFP - The father of one of the child stars of the Oscar-winning film, Slumdog Millionaire, slapped him for refusing to give media interviews, a report said on Saturday.More...

NSW: Police dismiss reports of Rosemeadow brawl

SYDNEY, Feb 28 AAP - NSW police have dismissed reports of a brawl involving up to 50 people at a troubled Sydney housing estate, saying they found only a crowd watching a stoush between two "idiots".More...

Qld: Man and tractor missing in north Qld floodwaters

BRISBANE, Feb 28 AAP - Police are continuing to search for a 70-year-old man missing in floodwaters north of Julia Creek, north Queensland.More...

Qld: Man holds up Gold Coast petrol station

BRISBANE, Feb 28 AAP - Police are searching for a man who attempted to rob a Gold Coast petrol station at gunpoint on Saturday.More...

Qld: Alleged spitter charged with assaulting police

BRISBANE, Feb 28 AAP - A man faces charges of assaulting police after he allegedly spat at officers, hitting one in the eye, outside a south Brisbane hotel.More...

Qld: Labor promises new rescue helicopter

Election promises keep on coming in Queensland as the state gears up for an election next month .. and this time it's Surf Lifesaving that will benefit.More...

Qld: Youths stab man at the Gold Coast

Police are searching for a gang of teenagers who stabbed a 29-year-old man in a Gold Coast carpark overnight.More...

Qld: 20 arrests in Sunshine Coast drug blitz

BRISBANE, Feb 28 AAP - Sunshine Coast police officers have arrested 20 people and searched up to 300 others during a drug blitz at Mooloolaba.More...

Vic: Cooler than expected Vic temperatures provides relief

MELBOURNE, Feb 28 AAP - Firefighters welcomed a quiet night after fears of the worst fire weather since Black Saturday were not realised on Friday.More...

NSW: Six guns go missing from rural property

SYDNEY, Feb 27 AAP - Police are working to locate six guns that were stolen from a property in the NSW Upper Hunter Valley.More...

After nearly eight years tackling corruption and crime Victoria's police boss .. CHRISTINE NIXON .. has handed in her police badge on Friday at a tea party.More...

National accounts likely to show economy still growing - just

SYDNEY, Feb 27 AAP - By the end of next week we will know whether the standard definition of recession had already been met last year.More...

PAC: NZ man jailed for child porn, cruel neglect of daughter

CHRISTCHURCH, Feb 27 NZPA - A 55-year-old New Zealand man pleaded guilty in Christchurch District Court on Friday to 12 charges of possessing objectionable images, and was found guilty of cruelty by neglecting his daughter.More...

Qld: Hanson's online fan base has the Twitters

PAULINE HANSON's lagging behind in the popularity stakes .. when it comes to Twittering.More...

Qld: Best job a big disappointment for some

Tourism Queensland has come under fire from angry hopefuls who missed the deadline for what could be the best job in the world.More...

NSW: Buttrose nephew arrested after drug raid

The nephew of media personality ITA BUTTROSE has been arrested .. after a raid on a Sydney apartment allegedly netted millions of dollars worth of cash and cocaine.More...

NSW: Man on firearms charges afetr raid allegedly nets guns

SYDNEY, Feb 27 AAP - Handguns, drugs and cash have been seized in a raid on a home in south-west Sydney, police say.More...

NSW: 100 kids struck down with infection, link to pools examined

SYDNEY, Feb 27 AAP - Up to 19 swimming pools have been investigated after 200 people - half of them children under five - contracted a parasitic infection, NSW Health says.More...

Fed: RAAF moves to advanced electronic warfare capability

WILLIAMTOWN, NSW, Feb 27 AAP - Twelve of 24 Boeing Super Hornets on order for the RAAF are to be rewired so they can be readily upgraded to give Australia a very advanced electronic warfare capability.More...

ADELAIDE, Feb 27 AAP - Police have shot dead a gunman after a woman was killed during a domestic dispute in the South Australian Riverland.More...

Vic: State faces worst fire day since hellfire

MELBOURNE, Feb 27 AAP - Victorian fire authorities are preparing for a "grim" day of high temperatures, hot winds and a cool, dry change with lightning that could spread existing bushfires and spark new ones.More...

FED: South Africa and Aust agrees to work on telescope

CANBERRA, Feb 26 AAP - South Africa has agreed to work closely with Australia on a massive radio telescope proposed for Western Australia.More...

Vic: Three arrested over alleged drugs lab

MELBOURNE, Feb 26 AAP - Police are questioning three men over the discovery of an alleged clandestine drug laboratory in Melbourne's inner southeast.More...

NSW: Nine Network and staff face charges over hitman story

The Nine Network .. a high-profile reporter and a producer have been charged for a controversial hidden-camera report in which the journalist posed as an alleged hitman's accomplice.More...

Fed: More job cuts as govt and opposition brawl over stimulus

CANBERRA, Feb 26 AAP - The federal government has been accused of creating panic after a senior minister said no one's job is safe.More...

Highest grossing Australian films at the local box office

Top 10 highest grossing Australian films at the local box office:More...

Vic: Kill plot motivated by revenge: court

MELBOURNE, Feb 26 AAP - A Melbourne woman plotted to kill her stepfather in revenge for sexually abusing her daughter, a court has been told.More...

NSW: Man arrested in Qld after Sydney man's murder

SYDNEY, Feb 26 AAP - A man has been arrested in north Queensland over the death of a Sydney father-of-two found brutally bashed in his own bathroom.More...

NT: Kids brave croc-infested billabong to get to school

DARWIN, Feb 26 AAP - The Northern Territory government is investigating claims children from a remote Aboriginal community must walk through a crocodile-infested billabong to get to school.More...

NT: Man police dragged to the ground was sick and asthmatic

DARWIN, Feb 25 AAP - Four Northern Territory police were told by the family of the Aboriginal man they were holding on the ground that he was sick and suffered from asthma, a coronial inquest has heard.More...